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Ecobuild 2015

UK: No CfD-backed large-scale solar for next fiscal year

The two solar PV projects that secured a strike price of 50 pounds per MWh under the first Contracts for Difference tender for 2015/16 will not go ahead, administrators have revealed.

Leading UK solar developers adjust to new market conditions

Removal of the Renewable Obligation Certificate for large-scale solar farms from today has prompted a change of tack among solar developers operating in the U.K. market.

UK: The smart home in focus as startups drive innovation

The concept of the smart home is emerging as a hot topic in the debate regarding the U.K.’s energy future. At the EcoBuild last week, a special session entitled “Smart and Efficient Use of Future Energy” depicted accurately the central role solar PV plays in the transition to the smart era. It also highlighted how innovation leadership is coming from small, bottom-up firms as utilities and policy-makers struggle to adapt and embrace the new technologies.

Ecobuild: five things we learned from the London show

The burgeoning potential of the U.K.’s commercial rooftop sector, funding innovation and a hankering for more political stability were key trends of a fast-paced show.

pv magazine weekly news digest

Solar is poised to land the decisive blow in the global energy battle as cost and storage align perfectly, U.S. pricing finds its rhythm and the U.K. market continues its upward trajectory.

SunEdison introduces zero-cost solar plan to UK residential market

U.S. solar company and solar PPA pioneer SunEdison is introducing its solar energy saver plan into the U.K. market. SunEdison claims it is the first product of its type in the British solar market.

UK: Hopes for rooftop market as solar farm support fades

Hopes remain that the commercial rooftop market will grow strongly to make up for the expected sharp decline in solar farm development in the U.K. this year and particularly in 2016. However, FIT degradations built into the U.K.’s current incentive program could provide a break on this promising market.

Ecobuild: riding the UK's solarcoaster

Attraction in the U.K.’s residential and commercial rooftop sectors growing as industry seeks much-needed stability.

Ecobuild hits politicized note on opening day as solar talk shushed

Leading U.K. politicians display encouraging passion for renewables debate, but solar talk largely ignored in favor of other RE technologies.

Ecobuild: Solar to be included in energy efficiency program

U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Davey called for bolder solar PV targets as a part of the Green Deal. Davey made his remarks while delivering the Ecobuild keynote speech today in London, clearly enunciating part of his party’s 2015 General Election campaign.?

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